Saturday, May 29, 2010

Video Game Controllers

There are many different types of video game controllers.



Gamepad

Gamepads are the most popular game controllers.







Paddle

A paddle is a game controller with a round wheel and one or more fire buttons.

They are very old-fashioned.



Trackball

A trackball uses a ball and sensors.




Joystick

Joysticks are often used for controlling machines such as cranes, trucks and wheelchairs.



Racing Wheel

A racing wheel is the preferred method of control for use in driving simulators.



Light Gun

You point the gun at the screen to control the game.






Balance board

You stand on this board to play the game. 






musical instruments

These are used for music games.
Nowadays, these controllers are becoming so realistic that people can learn to play real instruments by playing the game!


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